Joseph Random

〒110-0000, 23 Happytown, Central City, Tokyo

Tel. 03-3800-0000
E-mail: joerandom@address.com

Education

Elite Japanese University, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology

・Doctoral Thesis (2016): Native Writing Systems of Southeastern China
・Master’s Thesis (2007): Linear A in the Bronze Age Mediterranean

Courses: Comparative Linguistics・Endangered Languages・Semantics・Cognitive Linguistics・Phonetics,

Phonology・Corpus Linguistics・Japanese Sign Language; Teaching Assistant: History of Writing Systems

Projects:
・Editor: grammar of Taiwanese indigenous languages
・Translation and editing of grammar texts for Min-nan dialects (published
in Endangered Languages of the Mediterranean series)
・Participated in Azeri language phonetic transcription and analysis project at University of _____ and used
this as basis for original project for Cypriot languages
・Created font for Nakhi writing system with draft preparation for inclusion in Unicode SMP
・Created proof-of-concept input method editor using Google Input Tools, with which Linear C font can be
typed
・Created smartwatch designs in various never-before-used languages and orthographies, including Nakhi

Public Ivy University, USA (1993-1997)

・Bachelor of Arts, Physics; minor: Greek

Other Education

Online: Udemy (2017-2019) Data Science Bootcamp, Programming with Python, Introduction to Java, Lua
Programming; Harvard University (2018) CS50

Classroom: Private Japanese University (2013-2014) Mathematical Economics

Out of State US University (1998) Exchange student, Osaka

Publications

・2006. “Nakhi Writing in Southeastern China”. Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society.
・2007. “Hsi-hsia Character Dictionary”. Taiwan University Linguistics Papers (TULIP), Vol. 79
・2007. “Kwei-lin no Shōkei Moji, Tonpa” (The Pictographic Script of the Kwei-lin Region, Tonpa Writing). Nihon
Hōgen Kenkyū-kai (Dialectological Circle of Japan), Vol. 125.
・2009. “Kwei-lin no Shōkei Moji, Tonpa no Atarashii Hakken (A New Discovery in Tonpa Writing, the Pictographic
Script of the Kwei-lin Region)”. National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, vol. 332 (7/2009)
・2010. “Newly-Discovered Paper Records in Tonpa Writing”. TULIP, Vol. 81
・2011. “Shirarezaru Chuugoku no Moji (The Unknown Writing of China)”. In Kazuhiko Tanaka, Sekai no Moji o
Tanoshimu Shōjiten (A Short Dictionary for Enjoying the Writing Systems of the World). Tokyo: Taishūkan.
・2012. With Rika Nakayama, in The Languages of Rural China. “Min-nan”. Sheffield: Routledge Publishing.
・2013. “Newly-Discovered Nakhi Tally Sticks Containing Pictographs”. TULIP, Vol. 84
・2015. “The Three Christian Children of Lantou: An Island Folktale”. Taiwan Univ. Linguistics Papers, Vol. 86
・2016. “Paper Records Containing Tonpa Characters, Stored at Taipei University”. TULIP, Vol. 87

(2010, 2013, 2015 papers available online at http://linkgoeshere.edu)

・ Editor: Yamada, Toru (2005). Minority Language Revitalization. Mouton de Gruyter.

・ Editor: Nakayama, Rika (2004) The Uighur Language, (2007) The Salar Language. Endangered Languages of the
Pacific Rim.
・ Translator, Kawada, S.-Y. (forthcoming) Algebra and Generative Grammar: “Beyond Explanatory Adequacy” and
Mathematical Realism of Language. University of the Orkneys.
Primary Employment

Rakuten Enterprises, Inc. (USA Enterprises, Inc. until acquisition by Rakuten in 2004)
1999 to present

・ Operations Department (1999 and 2001 to present)

・Account manager for $1.4b US equities omnibus account
・System administrator for US equities management platform, NetX360
・Managed transition from legacy trading platforms to modern
・Developed spreadsheet tools (Visual Basic, SQL) to manage data and prevent errors across multiple accounts
・Prepared participation materials for US class-action lawsuits
・Created and implemented filing system for US shareholder meeting proxy voting
・Tax filing for US accounts
・Hong Kong, Shanghai, and ASEAN equities omnibus account operations
・Direct order placement for professional trading customers (futures, precious metals)
・Trade reconciliation, price band maintenance, and account management for covered warrants

・ Marketing Department (1999-2001)

・Market data research and analysis; summarization of Japanese online securities field for board meetings
・Communication with US office; interpreting for US representatives
・Conducted education in using proprietary trading application, MarketSPEED, to new customers
・Translation projects: information security regulations (English to Japanese)
Intra-company NASDAQ trading manual translation (E → J)
Monthly and semi-monthly press releases
Company budget translation (quarterly)
Articles on securities industry from financial publications: Nihon Keizai, Nikkei Money, Zaikai, etc.
System flowcharts; budget and explanations of new software and hardware

・ Rakuten Enterprises English Development Team (concurrent with Operations; 2008-present)

・Supervised company-wide English-language correspondence and translation of internal documents
・Developed English course for Rakuten Enterprises members and raised department TOEIC score ranking into
top 30% of company

Other Recent Employment

Random Japanese Community College (2017-2018)

・ Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Economics

・Designed course for, and taught, Business English B

Qualifications and Certificates

Information Technology Passport Examination (ITパスポート試験) (2009)

Japanese Proficiency Examination, Level 1 (日本語能力試験一級) (2001)
Securities Sales Representative, Type 2 (証券外務員二種) (2000, renewed regularly)
Certificate of Greek as a Foreign Language (World Hellenic Organization) (1993)

Other

・Member, Japan Scholarly Association (2005-present; selected as “Young Scholar” presenter, 2006)
・Translator and English editor for XYZ, Inc. mobile and PC video games and other projects
・English-language editor, Taiwan University Linguistics Papers (semi-annual academic journal; 2012-2015)
・Editor, online dictionary "Eijiro" (www.alc.co.jp)
・25 years’ experience in amateur baseball (12 in Japan), on international and Japanese teams
・Completed numerous long distance road races, including the New York and Saitama marathons
・Striker for Rakuten and other futsal club teams